Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18
SHOWN In HTS TRUE COLORS
WOULD-BE
/ Good Language and Sound
Logic.

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Last week we made a note of some
scenery that appeared in one OF our
opera Houses. little expecting il to
create sensational argument. On
the appearance Of the paper the Man
ager dropped in TO see us. We always
try TO make it AN important duty t.
treat people with courtesy and respect,
and besides. have I. Rules" posted UP
TO remind others OF the same, Viz: NC
Vulgar or Pr0fane Language" We es.
tabIished these rules and intend to have
them restricted BY the biggest liftkeSl
babies as we'll as older persons The
following is fair specimen of aOONid-bt
gO0d language aud sOnud i0giT. as utter
ed before the entire force Of the Office
what did you fellows publish thai
piece in your paper for? Why, that:
a b -1 of q piece. Haven't been get
ting the other Offices down on me, jus,
BIZ cause gave you our printing
Haven't / given You all our work
Why, that's mischief OF thing Yor
published a d--ed lie. | always
thought you was crank and now
know it !"-SUDDEN Exit.
The above words were spoken in oul
Office BY the Manager himself, and the
truth of this statement can be vouched
for by the whole force. The article We
published previous was correct and
we firmly believe in the old adagc--
Its the truth that hurts. "-or il would
have received no attention had it been
Untrue, (or d ed lie as he says.
Special rates were given on all work
done for the Opera House, and there.
fore, will not lose much. However W.
would rather lose small amount 81
work than have the ill-Will Of many
friends who are bitterly opposed to oul
cooperating with him.. We have ex
amined our, books and find that the
work given us amounts I'd $3.5o for The
opera House. and $Iso for persona
use. Now, just think of the idea, print
ing Offices getting down on business,
man for $500 worth of work.
The continual crv is for Industry
Manufactures. and Enterprises of al
kinds " We have started bushes.
which these Pocket Bankers" afelnov
trying to injure and trample down; ant
thev. no doubt. suppoSing we are younl
in the professions, imagine it is easily
| done Well, imagination is grea
| thing, s3sn times, las has heen proven
at the POLLS" and other places by larg,
majoriti-s We only want justice, ane
that we will have And when We hav.
no respect for ourselves we W1Htry t
have it for others; and without an,
swearing. either. We beg of ever,
reader to carefully consider this article
20 then look at people in their IrH
| Cokoys.
Below is clipping taken from an ex
change, which was probably intendet
for this class of people:
One is annoyed bv impairment in
quisitiveness, saddened bv other
rneanness and often robbed nv rascal
who have taken his measure as tn
hawk does of some gentler bird it Sc
4 lects for prey The rough class vii
not understand reserve, and as schem
/ ers and scamps laugh at honesty. So
ciety only recognizes surface manners
II does not care to go deeper. In fact
it dare not do so What TRANSITION
from the ingenious. con6ding noble
spirited young man of twenty-one an
the scheming man of fifty. Who ha
helped nobility 10 he trampled in tn
mire. Still. for all this. it is better /
aim high. live purely and sincerely. an
even at the cost of isolation, preserv
your own soul from stigma or stain
Even the world does late Justice owe
the graves of those who had the coul
to speak and act the truth.-Pittsbur
Chronicle.